IM-SURE Fellows

2005 IM-SURE Fellows

Congratulations to the following students for receiving an Integrated Micro/Nano Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (IM-SURE) Fellowship in support of their faculty-mentored research projects and creative activities.

Student Name	Home Institution	UCI Faculty Mentor	Project Title
Manuel Aldrete	University of California, Berkeley	Professor Henry Lee	Low-Resistance High-Transmittance Contact to p-GaN for High-Brightness LED
Liana Alston	University of California, Riverside	Professor Abraham Lee	Combinatorial Bioassays in Droplet Arrays for Monitoring Astronaut Health during Space Travel
Evan Brown	University of California, Irvine	Professor Jia "Grace" Lu	Semiconducting Nanowires as Nanoelectronic Building Blocks
Bryan Comis	Princeton University	Professor Daniel Mumm	Nanoscale Electrode Development for Fundamental Studies of Mixed Ionic and Electronic Conductors as High Temperature Fuel Cell Components
Dolly Creger	Utah State University	Professor William Tang	Micro- and Nano-Technologies for Implantable Devices
Owen Finch	University of California, Irvine	Professor Henry Lee	All-fiber Acousto-optic Spectrometer
Michael Helmeste	University of California, Santa Barbara	Professor Mark Bachman	Chemistry in Nanovolumes
Carlos Jimenez	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Professor Andrei Shkel	MEMS Micro-Mirrors: From Design to Experimental
Brandon Johnson	University of California, Irvine	Professor Marc Madou	IrOx Derived Biosensors
Joon Kim	University of Maryland, College Park	Professor Zhongping Chen	Portable Optical Coherence Tomography Instruments for the Detection and Management of Thermal, Chemical and Biological Injury
Justin Little	University of California, Irvine	Professor John LaRue & Professor Richard Nelson	Mechanical Properties of Carbon MEMS
Vince Nguyen	Oxnard College	Professor Philip Collins	Tailoring Nanocircuits for New Applications
Kathleen O'Hara	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Professor Noo Li Jeon	Cell Migration in Microfluidic Devices
Jessica Reddy	University of California, Irvine	Professor William Tang	Micro- and Nano-Technologies for Implantable Devices
Lindsay Rogers	University of Wisconsin, Platteville	Professor Chen Tsai	Ultrasonic Atomization and Application to Nanoparticles
Delaram Sahebzamani	University of South Florida	Professor Noo Li Jeon	Cell Migration in Microfluidic Devices
Daniel Strickland	Seattle University	Professor Martha Mecartney	Nanocrystalline Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Electrolytes
Eudean Sun	University of California, Berkeley	Professor Wilson Ho	Molecular Electronics
Michael Thompson	University of California, Irvine	Professor Reginald "Reg" Penner	Polymer Nanowire Growth Using Electrochemical Step Edge
Alok Vij	Northwestern University	Professor Abraham Lee	Cell Encapsulation for Tissue Engineering
Chia-Jung Yu	University of California, Irvine	Professor Guann-Pyng "G.P." Li	Micro-Platform for Protein Crystallization in Nanoliter Volume

Number of Applications Submitted = 173
Number of Fellowships Awarded = 21

For more information, please contact:

Said M. Shokair, Managing Director
Integrated Micro/Nano Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (IMSURE)
Student Services II, Suite 2300
Phone: 824-4189 e-mail: urop@uci.edu